Combining explanation and argumentation in dialogue
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Explanation and argumentation can be used together in such a way that evidence, in the form of arguments, is used to support explanations. In a hybrid system, the interlocking of argument and explanation compounds the problem of how to differentiate between them. The distinction is imperative if we want to avoid the mistake of treating something as fallacious while it is not. Furthermore, the two forms of reasoning may influence dialogue protocol and strategy. In this paper a basis for solving the problem is proposed using a dialogue model where the context of the dialogue is used to distinguish argument from explanation.
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A lot of work has been done on argumentation and dialog games, but the focus in these areas is generally the logical structure of the framework to express and to relate arguments or the protocol to exchange arguments.
“A lot of work has also been done on argumentation and dialog games [6, 11, 51, 53] but the focus in these areas is generally the logical structure of the framework to express and to relate arguments or the protocol to exchange arguments.”
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- Authors
- Bex, F., & Walton, D.
- Affiliations
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University of Windsor (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Bex, Floris
- Venue
- Argument & Computation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-05-12
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 55-68
- ISSN
- 1946-2166 (ISSN-L)
- 1946-2174
- OpenAlex
- W2383705587
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 1.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Argument & Computation (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Scholarship at UWindsor (University of Windsor) (submittedVersion)
- Scholarship at UWindsor (University of Windsor) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
- Keywords
- explanation, argumentation, dialogue, hybrid reasoning, dialogue strategies, logical fallacies, dialogue context
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